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September 23, 1959

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Braves 1 3 0
Pirates 1 4 1
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Braves 1 3 0
Pirates 1 5 1

Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .252
OBP 1.000 .327
At Bats 1 504
Hits 1 127
• Singles 1 94
• Doubles 0 24
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 55
RBI’s 0 40

Bob Buhl Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 9 0
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Forbes Field - September 23, 1959
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Single
Bob Buhl
Del Crandall
Joe Adcock
Bobby Avila
Eddie Mathews
Felix Mantilla
Lee Maye
Al Spangler
Hank Aaron
Bill Virdon
Don Hoak
Smoky Burgess
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burgess moves to third. Hoak moves to second.

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Bottom 4 Mazeroski strikes out.
Bottom 4 Hoak takes first base on ball four. Burgess moves to second.
Bottom 4 Burgess takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Maye hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Aaron hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Virdon chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards third. Hoak fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Hoak. Virdon throws the ball in to Groat who tags Aaron trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Aaron moves to third.
Bottom 3 Stuart hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Skinner moves to third.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Skinner moves to second.
Bottom 3 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Spangler. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Spangler steals second.
Top 3 Spangler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Buhl is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Mantilla hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 2 Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mazeroski moves to third.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Burgess hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Avila takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Maye hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Adcock strikes out.
Bottom 1 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mathews is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Spangler hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.